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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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